Customer Reviews

DELTA 50-830 Micron Dust Bag (For Model 50-850)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

When you look at the package you can see they are much thicker than the normal bags. They are made of heavy felt about 1/8" with the soft fuzzy felt on the outside, and on the inside the felt is coated with a spray that I understand helps with the 1 micron aspect. The bottom bag has elastic sewn into the edge so that it is infinately easier to attach it to the DC and adjust the tightening band...very nice...the belt loops are made of the same material as the bag. The entire bags are double sewn and seem to be of good qaulity (no bad stitching), the seams of the bag are on the outside so that the interior of the bag has minimal oppurtunity to leak...the only 'gripes' are as to the bags not inflating as tightly as the 'leaky' 30 micron bags they replaced, makes me wonder if I am stressing my motor and/or getting the same volume of suction. [The old bag was tight and fully standing up when in use, this bag inflates maybe half as much, and when you poke the bag there isn't the tension on the surface like the old. I ran some clean 2x4s through the planer (the most voluminous tool and one farthest from the DC) and the pick up was good and similar o before. When I put my hand near an active outlet the suction seams quite good and similar to before.], the bags don't seem to be 'oversized' as I expected them to be, the tightening belt needs one more knotch, as one knotch was too loose for holding the bags on, and the next knotch seemed almost too tight. If I see a major reduction in the residual dust in my shop (the dust that settles after you leave for the evening) then I would change my rating to 5 star.

Update: I have since learned that the 1 micron bags do not inflate like the normal ones, there is more air that passes through the bag and therefore it doesn't inflate. Imagine a balloon with several pinpricks in it....it will inflate slower than a normal balloon, now add many more pinpricks and the balloon will become very difficult to inflate.

I have almost no dust on general surfaces now that I use this bag and have installed a 4" PVC DC system...I now believe that the suction i have is better than before, also with the bags my motor never whines when i am trying to pick up a lot of dust and chips...I am changing my review to 5 stars as all my expectations have been met, and feel confident that these bags are a good investment...I read in a dust collecting book that one should try to first spend money on good 1 micron bags before getting an overhead air cleaner....I don't see any reason to buy/make an air cleaner now...so money not spent on an air cleaner has more than paid for these bags...

These bags are a necessity if, like most of us, you place the dust collector in the same room you work in. However, if you are able to locate the machine in a separate room, or within an enclosure vented to the outside, then you don't really need to invest in 1-micron bags. Why? because problem these bags solve is the dust that exhausts through the standard 30-micron bags.

I built a small shed enclosure outside my garage for the machine. Now all the dust coming through the 30-micron bags goes outside where it does no harm.

One caution, though: when you solve one problem, you create another. This machine moves about a garage-full of air every minute or so. If you think about it, that's a lot of air leaving the room. If you don't have the (dust-laden) air coming back into the room through the 30-micron bags, then you have to have intake air from somewhere. That usually means from outside, and in cold climates it will be hard to keep the workspace warm.

So you hardy folk in the north climates will have to struggle with either 1) dust, 2) buying the 1-micron bags, or 3) how to stay warm with 1,100 cfm of cold air rushing into the room. There's no free lunch (unless you live in California).

When I purchased the Delta Dust Collector it came with the standard bag. The new dust collector worked much better than my old one, but I was still having problems with dust. At first, I really didn't want to spend the extra money for another set of bags. But I'm glad I changed my mind. After I replaced the original dust bags with the new ones (50-830) I noticed an amazing decrease in the amount of dust in my workshop. That's not all, the reward was two-fold. Now I can also breath again during and after my woodworking projects. Thanks for some much needed sinus relief as well as keeping the dust in the bag where it belongs. Just because my last name is Dust, doesn't mean I want the stuff all over everything.

I just installed my 1-micron bags. What a difference! It's true, the 1-micron bags do not inflate up hard like the original bags that came with the dust collector. Since the 1-micron bags allow so much more air to pass through more easily, do not expect them to be inflated hard and stiff. The 1-micron bags have less resistance to air flow. To test, I held the original bags and the 1-micron bags over my mouth to see how breathable they were. The 1-micon bags were very easy to breath through and the original bags were very restrictive. I purchased the 1-micron bags for two reasons, (1) I breath anything that the bags do not collect and (2) I started noticing a very light dust covering over items in my storage room where I also keep the dust collector after about 2 weeks of use (I just installed my dust collection system.) I can only imagine what it would look like after 2 years with the original bags. Keeping things clean is the original reason I bought the dust collection system in the first place. My only negative is I think these bags are a bit pricey but I still worth a 5-Star rating.

I bought this to go with the Delta 50-850. It fits fine. Two come with the order so it's not as pricey as you'd think.

From all I've read, you want to get these. If you've gone this far to buy a dust collector, don't skim on the last part that will stop tiny dust from blasting back into your workshop.

After reading some critical reviews about the quality of manufacture, i.e. Poor stiching, loops not properly positioned, I was concerned about the quality of this product. The two units I received were well made and have been an important addition to my confined shop space with many different power tools. This filter is attached to my 1.5 HP Delta unit. For those who are not aware that the standard filter bag that comes with the unit filters down to only 30 micron particle size. This bag filters down to 1 micron and makes a big difference in the residual amount of fine particles that are released into the shop environment. I highly recommend this product for better woodworker health.

I received my dustbags today and tried to put them on. Unfortunately what I received must have been a training version for a first-day employee. It was covered with red marker ink indicating where they were supposed to sew loops and seams. Unfortunately, the person marking it must have also been having a bad day. Some loops were marked and sewn 5" apart, while others, were more that 24" apart (trust me, I measured). Needless to say, I have requested an exchange from Amazon[.com]--let's hope Delta's QC folks don't let more of these out.

Also typical of the last few teims I purchased from Delta, the packaging and/or directions don't match the current state of the product--this one came in a package that said top dust bag, so I started to worry, but then there was obviosly the bottom bag in the package as well.

This product is actually TWO one micron bags for an 850. It contains both the top and bottom bags. Same belt loop construction as the original 30 micron bags. Don't see the usual vapor cloud of fine dust suspended in the air so I assume they are working as they are supposed to. Bags have no company logo and have the blue marks to indicate where they should be stitched. Not a very professional appearing product but it is priced right and seems to clear the air.

Update after one year of home shop use - the lower bag has begun to separate at the seam. I had begun seeing some floating dust and finally found the leak. Appears to actually be coming through the needle holes. Guess I'll have to keep searching.

Would change to two stars if Amazon allowed.

I think the other reviews are fairly accurate, however I would like to point out that I have noticed a small decrease in the suction pressure/air velocity. If you feel your collector is just barely pulling in the dust then these bags may hurt you more than they help. Otherwise, these bags are well made and a very good value.

Cheap Cheap Cheap... Sure they are 1-micron dust bags... My Grandmother could have done better at sewing a bag together... Ink marks and no double stitching on the loops... In fact it appears to have a loop missing.... Again how can Delta hold there heads up with charging so much for a crappy crafted piece of material.... The original bag was made better by the Asians so why can the US made products at least muster up to their quality?? Not even a Delta Logo on the bag... a waste of money in my opnion.... your better off just throwing a sheet over your dust collector with the original bag on it.... probable just as effective or perhaps better....